Enrollment
369
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROWLAND UNIFIED·NCES 063375005208
Northam Elementary
17800 East Renault, La Puente, CA 91744 · (626) 965-2404 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL369 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
350 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 69 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 33% larger than its 6th grade class (52).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
31.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.6pp since 2014
Math
19.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.2% | 18.4% | 25.8% | 42.6% |
| Math | 4.7% | 14.5% | 29.5% | 51.3% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.6% | 19.2% |
| 2023-24 | 28.5% | 15.5% |
| 2022-23 | 31.3% | 16.7% |
| 2021-22 | 32.1% | 18.9% |
| 2018-19 | 32.9% | 23.0% |
| 2017-18 | 37.9% | 26.2% |
| 2016-17 | 35.1% | 27.6% |
| 2015-16 | 31.0% | 23.0% |
| 2014-15 | 23.0% | 14.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Northam Elementary
Northam Elementary's state test result (24.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northam Elementary this school | 369 | 94.9% | 24.0% |
| Hurley Elementary La Puente | 387 | 95.9% | 30.5% |
| Diamond Elementary Santa Ana | 367 | 93.7% | 26.3% |
| Taft Elementary Redwood City | 357 | 93.8% | 16.9% |
| Sybil N. Crookham Elementary Winton | 362 | 95.6% | 42.0% |
| Ann Soldo Elementary Watsonville | 377 | 92.8% | 14.7% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Northam Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #4,186 of 5,151 | #1,018 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.2% | #4,374 of 5,172 ▲ 265 | #1,055 of 1,129 ▲ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #3,818 of 5,172 ▲ 130 | #933 of 1,129 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.1pp | #1,759 of 5,116 | #301 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 369 | #4,066 of 5,915 | #877 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #1,406 of 5,352 | #420 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.4% | #4,739 of 5,354 | #989 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.9% | #470 of 5,625 | #233 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.8% | #928 of 3,837 | #365 of 947 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
369
-55 (-13%) vs 2020
-58% since 1990-91, when it was 872
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 22.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 369 | 17.7 | 20.9:1 | 95% (350) |
| 2023-24 | 385 | 17.5 | 22.0:1 | 93% (359) |
| 2022-23 | 375 | 17.5 | 21.4:1 | 94% (352) |
| 2020-21 | 424 | 19 | 22.3:1 | 87% (370) |
| 2017-18 | 491 | 20 | 24.6:1 | 94% (461) |
| 2015-16 | 501 | 22 | 22.8:1 | 88% (441) |
| 2010-11 | 632 | N/A | N/A | 98% (618) |
| 2000-01 | 845 | 39 | 21.7:1 | 73% (613) |
| 1990-91 | 872 | 32 | 27.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northam Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (491 to 369); teachers down 12% (20 to 17.7).
About Northam Elementary
In La Puente, California, Northam Elementary is a small elementary school. The school reports 369 students in kindergarten through 6. The school's enrollment is 21% smaller than the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
Rowland Unified counts 11,541 students in its 21 schools, and Northam Elementary is one of them.
The large majority of students at Northam Elementary, 92%, are Hispanic. The remaining shares are 5% Asian. Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. By the diversity index, Northam Elementary comes in at 14%.
Its teaching staff equals 17.7 full-time positions, a ratio of 20.9:1. That ratio is under the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Around 95% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
Northam Elementary is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 24% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Northam Elementary scores 24.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 24.0%.
Los Angeles County census figures show that median household income is about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Northam Elementary is among the 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County.
Villacorta Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 24.0% is below the 27.1% average for nearby schools.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Northam Elementary had 424 students in 2020-21 and 369 in 2024-25, a 13% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 22.3:1 to 20.9:1.
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Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rowland Unified
- John A. Rowland HighHigh · 2,016 students
- Nogales HighHigh · 1,535 students
- Stanley G. Oswalt AcademyElementary · 879 students
- Blandford ElementaryElementary · 643 students
- Ybarra Academy for the Arts and TechnologyElementary · 630 students
- Alvarado IntermediateMiddle · 624 students
Other schools in La Puente
- Nogales HighHigh · 1,535 students
- La Puente HighHigh · 813 students
- Fairgrove AcademyElementary · 749 students
- Bassett Senior HighHigh · 747 students
- Sparks MiddleMiddle · 600 students
- Don Julian ElementaryElementary · 544 students
Nearby schools
- Villacorta Elementary0.3 mi · 261
- Giano Intermediate0.4 mi · 463
- Yorbita Elementary0.6 mi · 374
- Hurley Elementary0.8 mi · 387
- Santana High (Continuation)0.9 mi · 89
- Rowland Virtual Learning Academy0.9 mi · 21
Frequently asked questions
About Northam ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Northam Elementary?
Northam Elementary enrolls approximately 369 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Northam Elementary serve?
Northam Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northam Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northam Elementary is approximately 20.9:1 (18 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Northam Elementary?
Northam Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 92% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Northam Elementary in?
Northam Elementary is part of Rowland Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.